MAY RESIDENCY APPLICATION DEADLINES
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STUDIOS AT MASS MOCA
NORTH ADAMS, MA
DEADLINE: 5/1/2026
Since 2015, the Studios at MASS MoCA residency program has hosted over 1,000 artists and writers at all career stages, income levels, and geographic locations on its North Adams campus surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Mountains.
The Studios at MASS MoCA runs year-round, hosts up to 10 artists at a time for stays of 2 or 4 weeks, and primarily seeks applications from visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, fiber artists, printmakers, etc.) and writers in all literary disciplines. Artists from around the world are encouraged to apply.
At the Studios at MASS MoCA, selected artists receive:
Private, furnished studio space at MASS MoCA, available 24/7
Housing (private bedroom/queen bed, shared kitchen, and bath) in attractive apartments directly across the street from the museum
One communal meal per day in the company of fellow artists-in-residence
An optional studio visit with a MASS MoCA curator or a guest curator
1 year access to Assets for Artists Online Workshops on artist career development
3 months of MASS MoCA member benefits, including free access to the museum’s galleries, and discounts on performing arts events and museum store purchases, plus additional access to The Clark Art Institute while in residence
The opportunity to connect with a cohort of international creative peers.
Chances to share your work either through Open Studios, artist presentations to your fellow residents, and/or studio visits (all events are optional)
LILLSTREET ART CENTER RESIDENCY
CHICAGO, IL
DEADLINE: 5/1/2026
GRANT: $400/ MONTH
Lillstreet Art Center offers year-long residencies in the departments of Ceramics and Metalsmithing, and 9-Month residencies in Textiles, Drawing & Painting, and Printmaking & Book Arts beginning in September every year.
As a collaborative, community-based art center, the residency is a place for artists to expand their personal practice and gain teaching experience ; while learning how to sustain a working artist’s lifestyle. The resident artist program enriches our community by bringing artists with unique and refined skills to our educational programming through classes, workshops, public demonstrations and studio hours. Being an Urban Artist-in-Residence program, we support our artists by providing time, space and mentorship for the duration of the residency.
As a resident artist, you will continue to develop professionally and intellectually through contact with other residents, department peers, art administrators and students. Lillstreet Art Center supplements the residency with resources and instruction in and outside the department of residency. Resident artists have the opportunity to work together, take part in community events and sales and to be creative leaders in Chicago’s vibrant Ravenswood neighborhood while being immersed in the community.
Our AiR specific programming is built for face-time with artists, students and vendors in the Ravenswood community; other opportunities include artist features through a solo show, professional development through dynamic exhibitions, one-on-one studio visits with peers and interdisciplinary artists, public programs, and community building to develop a sustainable creative practice. As a professional working and teaching artist, you are also welcome to brainstorm your ideas, share resources with our students and community and build relationships by resource sharing.
ENGLEWOOD ARTS
INDEPENDENCE, MO
DEADLINE: 5/1/2026
GRANT: $5,000 + MENTORSHIP
Englewood Arts (EA) is thrilled to announce the opening of applications for our fourth year of artist residencies. We invite artists working in Performing and Visual Arts including, but not limited to Glassblowing, Ceramics, Woodworking, Painting, Fibers, 2D, or 3D, Performance or Writing, to apply.
EA is committed to building meaningful connections between artists and the broader community through access, collaboration, and creative exchange. Our residency program is designed to support artists at different stages of their professional journey while fostering an environment of experimentation, learning, and shared growth.
Resident can anticipate:
24/7 access to a semi-private studio space equipped with private shelving for your materials.
Access to unique spaces including Glass, Woodworking, Ceramic, and Fiber studios and Performance spaces.
A stipend to support your creative endeavors.
Paid teaching opportunities to share your skills and knowledge with the community.
Exhibition opportunities, including an annual resident group exhibition.
A growing network/cohort of professional artists and engaged community members to create alongside.
KÜNSTLERHAUS SCHLOSS PLÜSCHOW
PLÜSCHOW, GERMANY
DEADLINE: 5/3/2026
GRANT: € 1,000/ MONTH
The Mecklenburg Artists' House at Plüschow Castle is awarding five three-month residency grants for the period from October to December 2026. The grant is contingent upon a working stay at Plüschow Castle during this period. The grants will be awarded by the Artists' House's expert jury. The castle offers five guest studios, each approximately 80–100 square meters in size, consisting of a workspace and a living area. An etching workshop is also available for the artists' work. The grant amount is €1,000 per month.
It is expected that scholarship recipients will spend at least two-thirds of their scholarship period on-site and be present at the OPEN STUDIOS on November 28, 2026. Please note that if you are enrolled as a student at a college, university, or academy during the scholarship period, you are not eligible to apply.
HANDS-ON RESIDENCY - FOURTH EDITION
ONLINE
DEADLINE: 5/3/2026
Hands-on Residency is a six-week online programme dedicated to support contemporary artists and designers by fostering deep critical reflection and cultural exchange. By leveraging the diversity of participants’ geographies and backgrounds, the residency creates an environment of collaborative thinking and translocal dialogue that supports practitioners in further developing their work and connects them to an international ecosystem of creative stakeholders.
Throughout the residency, participants engage directly with a range of invited thinkers, including art historians, writers, curators, and intellectuals, creating opportunities for sustained reflection on their practice. The programme prioritises collective exchange, critical discussion, and interdisciplinary approaches, allowing artists and designers to situate their work within broader cultural, political, and historical contexts. Through these encounters, participants are encouraged to expand their conceptual frameworks, experiment with new ideas, and articulate their practice with clarity and intention.
Each edition of the residency is centered around a specific thematic focus, which guides the development of a final group exhibition held in London at the end of the programme. The show aims to contextualise the projects produced during the residency through a curatorial lens and present them within a cohesive narrative that facilitates public dialogue, understanding, and appreciation.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH - ART INTERVENTION RESIDENCY
PITTSBURGH, PA
DEADLINE: 5/3/2026
GRANT: $4,000 + $1,500 MATERIAL BUDGET
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is offering a new artist residency opportunity focused on temporary, site-specific art interventions that complement and enhance the existing exhibit galleries and interior spaces.
Projects can vary in scale and subject, but must consider the visitor experience and the activities that take place around the site when developing the idea. The goal is to add layers of surprise, delight, silliness and even humor to Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh experiences that inspire joy, creativity, curiosity and kindness.
TULSA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP
TULSA, OK
DEADLINE: 5/7/2026
GRANT: $150,000
Grounded in the George Kaiser Family Foundation’s vision for social change, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to cultivating an environment where artists and arts workers invested in community can thrive.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a place-based, durational award supporting visionary artists and arts workers across disciplines.
Open to artists and arts workers with at least five years of field experience, the Fellowship selects up to ten awardees, who will be announced live on November 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Residents receive:
$150,000 project development and artistic practice stipend (over 3 years)
$36,000 housing support (over 3 years)
$1,500 studio move-in stipend
$3,600 studio assistant support (over 3 years)
$3,600 health and wellness support (over 3 years)
MONSON ARTS RESIDENCY
MONSON. ME
DEADLINE: 5/15/2026
GRANT: $500
Monson Arts’ residency program supports emerging and established artists and writers by providing them time and space to devote to their creative practices. During each of our 2-week and 4-week programs throughout the year, a cohort of 5 artists and 5 writers are invited to immerse themselves in small town life at the edge of Maine’s North Woods and focus intensely on their work within a creative and inspiring environment. They receive a private studio, private bedroom in shared housing, all meals, and $500 stipend ($250 for 2-week programs).
Applications for a residency at Monson Arts are open to anyone at any stage of their career, working in visual arts, writing, and related fields (i.e. audio, video, photography, woodworking, movement, screen and playwrights). Open calls for residency applications currently take place 3 times throughout the year with deadlines on January 15, May 15, and September 15. Each application period corresponds to specific residency offerings 3-6 months out.
Residents’ studios are located in newly renovated Main Street buildings that have been designed specifically for visual artists and writers. All of our studio spaces are outfitted to be as flexible as possible so that we can accommodate a variety of creative practices. Our visual arts studios are spacious and light-filled with large work tables and sinks. Shelving and portable storage carts are available as needed. Access is available to woodshop and metal shop facilities in nearby buildings for any fabrication needs. Our writing studios are comfortably furnished with work tables, office chairs, bookshelves, and reading chairs. For those working in time and sound based media: apply to the Writing category if quiet contemplation would be best for your project or the Visual Arts category if you need room and the opportunity to make and play sounds out loud.
WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP - STUDIO RESIDENCY GRANT
ROSENDALE, NY
DEADLINE: 5/15/2026
GRANT: $350 + $500 BUDGET + $250 TRAVEL BUDGET
The Studio Residency Grant is a six- to eight-week residency for artists to create new work in any of our studio disciplines: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, or photography. WSW invites applications from artists at any stage in their careers.
This grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $500 for materials used during the residency, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WSW can also provide technical advice and production assistance.
Key Details:
Applications open: February 15Applications due: May 15, 11:59pm ESTLength of residency: 4-6 weeksNotification Date: JulyResidency occurs: 1-2 years after application, September through June
RAGDALE RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS
LAKE FOREST, IL
DEADLINE: 5/15/2026
GRANT: $1,000
Ragdale awards over 150 residencies annually across ten sessions to artists working in a variety of disciplines including dance, music, writing, and visual art. Residency sessions are 18-days long and include individual accommodations and private workspaces, all located on a celebrated campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A residency at Ragdale offers individual artists 18 days of uninterrupted time and space to focus on their work, surrounded by remarkable Arts and Crafts style architecture, cozy spaces for gathering and working, and the camaraderie of an exceptional cohort. Residents gather on weeknights to enjoy delicious meals made with ingredients harvested from our gardens whenever possible. Residents have access to 20 acres of open prairie land maintained by our friends at Lake Forest Open Lands Association. A local train line provides a quick trip to and from Chicago.
PLAYA, PRAX AND SPRING CREEK PROJECT FELLOWSHIP
SUMMER LAKE, OR
DEADLINE: 5/15/2026
GRANT: $3,000
The year-long program will bring eight selected fellows together to develop creative projects that engage with the living dynamics of migration — of birds, mammals, plants, and/or people — across landscapes undergoing rapid change in the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin. We seek projects that are attentive to place, grounded in observation and inquiry, and open to evoking dialogue — work that can hold complexity, uncertainty, and wonder in a world on the move. We invite fellows to explore questions such as:
How do migratory beings navigate changing climates, fragmented landscapes, and disrupted habitats?
What happens when traditional migration routes no longer function?
What are the ethical, cultural, and emotional dimensions of migration?
What might migration by other animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms teach humans about resilience, vulnerability, and belonging?
What responsibilities arise when human-driven changes force displacement across species?
As a cohort, during the four-night (October 1 to 5, 2026) orientation and residency at PLAYA on the edge of Summer Lake, fellows will connect with scientists and land stewards who have expertise in migration. We will come together for field excursions, expert presentations, and informal conversations over dinner to share knowledge, perspectives, and inspiration.
After the program orientation, fellows will schedule an individual residency at PLAYA to deepen and expand their creative work about migration over the next year. With the help of PRAx and PLAYA, fellows will also connect with research and researchers that might inform this work. The fellowship will culminate with public programming at PRAx at Oregon State University, where work will be presented between September 2028 and June 2028.
CAVENDISH ARTS SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP
CAMBRIDGE, UK
DEADLINE: 5/16/2026
GRANT: £10,000 + £ 10,000 + £ 3,000 TRAVEL REFUND
The Fellowship offers opportunities for playful experimentation and the space to re-imagine beyond conventional artistic and scientific boundaries. It is conceived as a transformative artistic fellowship, designed for artists to explore new approaches and ways of thinking through engaging with scientists and beyond, and motivated by such explorations, to experiment with and develop new artistic work-in-progress.
The opportunity is open to artists internationally and is not confined to any single aesthetic, theme or medium. Artists with no previous experience of working with scientists or in a scientific environment are particularly encouraged to apply. We seek adventurous artists who explore alternative ways of knowing the world, and who work with communities that are not privileged in the mainstream.
The Fellowship is financially supported:
A stipend of 10,000 GBP(£) will be paid to the successful candidate. This amount includes all taxes and is a contribution towards the artist's living costs and expenses
Rent-free accommodation and meals will be provided at Girton College during the residency period in Cambridge
A production budget of 10,000 GBP(£) will be made available to support the development of new work
A travel budget of up to 3,000 GBP(£) depending on where the artist is based, will be available to support the cost of travel to/from Cambridge during the Fellowship
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
HARLEM, NY
DEADLINE: 5/18/2026
GRANT: $50,000
Every year, the Studio Museum offers an eleven-month residency for three local, national, or international artists working in any media. The Artist-in-Residence program offers artists an unparalleled opportunity to develop their practice from within the Museum’s walls. Individuals selected for the residency receive institutional guidance, professional development, research support, studio space, and a stipend paid out over the course of the residency.
Artwork made during the course of the residency will be featured in a culminating exhibition accompanied by a publication.
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